Black Hearts & Jaded Spades/Ain't Misbehavin' - Tokyo Blade

0s heavy metallists Tokyo Blade have been through numerous line up changes during their career, but their only constant throughout it all was founding member Andy Boulton (guitar).

First going by such names as White Diamond, Killer, and Genghis Khan, the group eventually settled on Tokyo Blade, and premiered in the early '80s. Tokyo Blade issued their debut recording in 1984 (which was selftitled in the United Kingdom, and titled Midnight Rendezvous everywhere else), featuring the line-up of Alan Marsh (vocals), Andy Wrighton (bass), John Wiggins (guitar), and Steve Pierce (drums), in addition to Boulton.

Following on from the well-received first album Cherry Red are continuing with releasing the bands studio albums with a 2 1 package of Black Hearts and Jaded Spades and Ain’t Misbehavin, both recorded in the 1980 s they reflect the bands attempt at crossing over to a more melodic style, critically well received at the time these reissues tell the story of the band at that time.

• Girlschool originally formed in 1978 as part of the NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL movement that also gave us Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon.

• After being taken under the collective wings of Motorhead on the latter’s 1979 "Bomber” tour, the all-girl hard rockers were signed to Bronze Records for four albums of punk-tinged heavy metal, making regular appearances on BBC TV’s Top Of The Pops and in the pages of Sounds and Kerrang! magazine.

• Their fourth album, "Play Dirty”, was issued in the States on major label Mercury Records, who also picked up the option to release their fifth album, "Running Wild”. The first LP to be released without original guitarist and singer Kelly Johnson, founder members Kim McAulliffe (guitar, lead vocals) and Denise Dufort (drums) were joined by Gil Weston-Jones (bass) Jackie Bodimead (lead vocals, keyboards) and Cris Bonacci (guitar).

• Produced by Nick Tauber (Marillion, Thin Lizzy, Venom) at Air, Battery and The Manor studios between December 1984 and January 1985, "Running Wild” was very much a keyboard driven album aimed at US radio, and also featured a cover version of KISS’s glam anthem, ‘Do You Love Me?’.

• Previously only available in the States on vinyl, this is the very first official release for the album on CD, and features liner notes from Classic Rock and Metal Hammer’s Malcolm Dome based on new interviews with the band.
Please Note: This title is released November 24 and will not be dispatched before this date.

Track Listing:

1. LET ME GO
2. RUNNING WILD
3. DO YOU LOVE ME?
4. SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
5. ARE YOU READY?
6. NOWHERE TO RUN
7. I WANT YOU BACK
8. NASTY NASTY
9. LOVE IS A LIE
10. CAN'T YOU SEE